Three Emergency Alerts This Summer Made the Case for Craig Unit 1
On September 25, 2026, the Department of Energy ordered the coal-fired Craig Unit 1 to stay available to run through December 25. It is the fourth 90-day order under the Federal Power Act’s Section 202(c) authority, and the first for Craig Unit 1 since the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a similar order for […]
Colorado’s Renewable Milestone, Revisited
On July 9, 2026, I wrote an article for the Independence Institute breaking down the math behind Colorado’s renewable energy milestone in Q1 2026 and explaining why it is largely driven by the Comanche 3 coal outage, rather than a surge in wind and solar generation. For Coloradans, it’s worth checking if milestones like these […]